Ternary transition metal phosphides: High-temperature superconductors

H Barz; H C Ku; G P Meisner; Z Fisk; B T Matthias

doi:10.1073/pnas.77.6.3132

Ternary transition metal phosphides: High-temperature superconductors

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Jun;77(6):3132-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.77.6.3132.

Authors

H Barz¹, H C Ku, G P Meisner, Z Fisk, B T Matthias

Affiliation

¹ Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974.

Abstract

Two systems of ternary transition metal phosphides with the ordered Fe(2)P-type hexagonal structure are reported. They have the general formula MRuP and MOsP, in which M can be Ti, Zr, or Hf. An onset of the superconducting transition temperature as high as 13.0 K is reported for the ZrRuP compound.